It’s that time again! With August coming to a close in a few days, here are some of my favorite things from this last full month of summer.

food.

Three words: Frozen. Nut. Butter!

HEAB introduced me to this life changing snack, and I’m never turning back.

Another favorite snack/dessert is also of the nut-butter-category: almond butter [...]

I often address how my definition of health is much broader than fitness and nutrition and how, to me, being healthy is all about quality of life. I feel as though one of the most overlooked but crucial aspects of a truly healthy life is the importance of relationships. In fact, I would [...]

…is how I would I would describe my day today. And that, my friends, is a beautiful thing.

After a fun night out with the cousins…

…and suffering from a serious sugar hangover (a slice or two of birthday cake at 3am will do that to a girl)…

…spending the day doing essentially nothing was just what the [...]

Today was our family’s “Annual Fishing Day,” which we’ve been doing for about five years now. Most of my dad’s side of the family came to our shore house for fishing, food, and fun!

I must admit that I didn’t do any fishing. I’m much more into going for joy rides on the boat…and eating, of [...]

We all have days where cooking is not on the top of our agenda. In fact, oftentimes cooking is the least of my concerns. Sure, making food/meals from scratch is arguably the healthiest way of eating. But it is certainly not the only way to eat healthy and delicious food.

I’ll admit it – I was [...]